A flower-shaped cannula for three-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A simple flower-shaped cannula, in which up to three laparoscopic instruments can be inserted and manipulated freely, is described. Using this cannula, a three-incision gasless laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed easily.
Otani
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T
Second Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Kaji
T
T
Fukasawa
T
T
Osawa
T
T
Seki
F
F
Yokoyama
T
T
Kawamura
Y
Y
Makuuchi
M
M
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies